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Books Like The Silversmith

If you loved The Silversmith by LJ Claren, these 12 books share its tropes (alpha hero, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance, morally grey MC) and sit at a similar heat and darkness (it rates 3/5 for spice and 3/5 for darkness). Each pick says what it has in common, so you can choose before you buy.

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   1. Wish: The Onyx Mist Series, Book 1

   Sara Flanagan

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   2. Spellcaster

   Jaymin Eve

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   3. Enchantra: A Spicy Fantasy Romance (Wicked Games, Book 2)

   Kaylie Smith

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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   4. Feathers so Vicious: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Court of Ravens Book 1)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   5. Crown Me Yours: A Dark Fantasy Romance (Heartstring Duet Book 2)

   Liv Zander

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 4/5.

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   6. From Blood and Ash: Blood and Ash, Book 1

   Jennifer L. Armentrout

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 4/5, darkness 3/5.

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   7. Heir of Illusion: The Verran Isles Series Book 1

   Madeline Taylor

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   8. A Court of Thorns and Roses

   Sarah J. Maas

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, forbidden romance; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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   9. Crown of Light and Shadows: Courts of Aetheria, Book 1

   G.K. DeRosa

   Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 4/5.

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    10. The Elysean Trials: The Holy Bloodlines, Book 1

    D.N. Hoxa

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 4/5.

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    11. The Knave and the Moon (The Stonewater Kingdom, 2)

    Rachel Gillig

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 3/5.

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    12. Shadow Trials: An Epic Slowburn Romantasy (Heartless Gods Book 1)

    Evelyn Hart

    Shares slow burn, enemies to lovers, alpha hero; also Dark Romantasy / Dark Fantasy; spice 3/5, darkness 4/5.

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Matches are calculated from Readark’s own tags: shared tropes (rarer ones count more), subgenre, and how close the spice and darkness ratings are. Books from the same series are left out — see the reading order instead. How we rate